Image above: Participating business in the Accelerator, Eco Gift

The Cape Skills and Employment Accelerator Project (further the CDI Accelerator Project) is a collaboration with the City of Cape Town and the National Skills Fund (NSF) to impact youth and women employment.

Applications are closed.

Please click here read the full launch statement.

The CDI Accelerator project will train and qualify 200 machinists for the clothing, textile, soft furnishings,  leather and footwear of businesses operating in the Western Cape. The National Qualifications Framework (NQF2) will apply and includes workplace, as well as classroom, training as part of a 12-month Learnership. The learner will spend 75% of the time in the business and 25% of the time in the classroom; this classroom time is provided by the Training Provider. This qualification will equip the learner with the skills and knowledge to participate effectively in workplace activities within the clothing and textile manufacturing industries. The skills taught will include pattern making, pattern cutting, garment making, and sewing.

You will need to provide a workplace learning opportunity for a trainee machinist for 12 months and be willing to provide them with on-the-job training specific to your business. An aim, but not a requirement, of the project is that the learner is absorbed into your business after successfully completing the learnership.

We encourage you to apply soon to ensure you don't miss out on the opportunity.

Businesses and CMTs who manufacture products in the Clothing and Textile sectors including footwear and leather, and have the need for skilled machinists with some or no specialisation; and who are building, or on the verge of building additional production capacity, are strongly encouraged to apply.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES:

• Must be registered as a CDI business member
  (Click here to register if you have not already done so) 
• Must be registered as a legal entity (CIPC and SARS) 
• Minimum trading period of 18 months
• Must have participated in a CDI Human Resource/Labour Relations sessions or commit to doing so as a participating business. 

RECRUITMENT CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING LEARNERS:

• Black South African women, preferably youth
• Must be currently unemployed
• Minimum Grade 10 qualification
• Learners must be recruited from the City of Cape Town metropolitan areas while participating businesses can be located anywhere in Western Cape.
  
  

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Complete and submit the online Application Form.
2) Ensure that all mandatory fields are complete. 
3) Upload all required documents. 

• SARS Tax Compliance Status document (TCS) 
• EMP201 for February and March 2020 
• General Ledger account for 1Q 2020 and/or Balance Sheet 4Q 2020

Contact:

Moshibudi Piet

moshibudi.piet@thecdi.org.za

About Cape Town as a UNESCO City of Design

The CDI is proud to partner with Cape Town as a UNESCO City of Design through this project. In 2017, Cape Town was the first city in Africa to be named a UNESCO City of Design, joining a total of 180 cities in UNESCO’s global Creative Cities Network. The honour recognises a city’s design status and commitment to promoting and developing the cultural and creative industries.

Launched in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network aims to foster international cooperation with and between cities committed to investing in creativity as a driver for sustainable urban development, social inclusion and cultural vibrancy. To date, more than 30 world cities have received the Design City designation.

See more at: https://www.designcities.net/